www.iiece.org GJESR RESEARCH PAPER VOL. 1 [ISSUE 10] NOVEMBER, 2014
ISSN:- 2349–283X
COMPARITIVE STUDY OF THE PROPERTIES OF FLY ASH CLAY BRICKS AND CLAY BRICKS 1Ramji
Porwal Department of Civil Engineering, Madan Mohan Malviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, India Email: ramporwal123@gmail.com Abstract: Brick is one of the most widely used construction materials throughout the world since ancient time. Fly ash clay bricks are one of the best alternatives to the conventional burnt clay bricks. This dissertation gives the results of an experimental investigation in which the compressive strength, water absorption, density and durability of Fly ash-clay bricks are investigated by using varying quantities of fly ash with partial replacement of clay. The properties of Fly ash clay bricks are compared with those of the ordinary burnt clay bricks. The results indicate that these bricks are lighter in weight, durable in aggressive environments and have sufficient strength for their use in building construction. Keywords: Fly ash; Brick; Clay; Sand; Compressive Strength. 1. GENERAL- .Fly Ash from the NTPC TANDA
In India, construction industry shares a part about
(U.P.) plant produces 6-800 tons of fly ash per day,
9 % of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and
over 20 MT a year, in the form of dry Bottom Ash.
annual growth of about 10%. Clay bricks are the
Gorakhpur is situated only 111 km away from the
main building material for the construction
NTPC Tanda, Ambedkar Nagar (U.P.). Energy
industry and housing. In developing countries in
requirements for the countries for electricity get
the world, India is one of the largest with the
energy from coal. Thermal power stations use
economic growth rate averaging 9% for the last 5
pulverized coal as fuel generates large quantities
years plan so that this growth rate will also effect
of fly ash as by-product. The disposal of the
on the construction work and GDP. The brick
thermal waste is called fly ash. Fly ash is a
technology in India varies from region to region
powdery substance collected by the electrostatic
and depends generally on scale of production, soil
precipitators in the thermal power plants. There
and fuel available, demand, market conditions and
are about 125 thermal power plants in India,
also on the enforcement of law for shifting from
which form the major source of fly ash in the
one
technology
to
the
other
country (Kumar and Singh, 2006).
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